Qiaoxiang
| Qiao'xiang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European-style villa of Wu Qiankui, a Belgian overseas Chinese, in Longxian village, Qingtian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 僑鄉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 侨乡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hometown of Overseas Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qiaoxiang (侨乡, literally 'hometown of overseas Chinese'), is a Chinese ceremonial title that refers to regions (mostly categorized at county-level) in China with significant overseas communities, or have a long history and tradition of emigration abroad.
The classification of a qiaoxiang is generally irrespective of provincial provenance, however, Guangdong and Fujian in particular have some of the most well-established overseas Chinese communities both in their size and influence, whereas many counties in provinces like Zhejiang, Guangxi, Hainan, and Northern province of Shandong are also renowned for being homes to various Chinese diasporic groups across the world.